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Cotton Top – White Egyptian
$10.00 – $40.86
100% Cotton.
Natural creamy-white Egyptian cotton, with a generous staple length of 1 to 1.5 inches. Apparently easy to spin. Combed top, super clean.
PRODUCT of EGYPT
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Very clean combed top, pearly-white in colour. Staple length is 3.5 to 4 inches.
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